Why Manners Matter: The Case for Civilized Behavior in a Barbarous World
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Language: English
Published by Putnam Adult, 2009
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- Title
- Why Manners Matter: The Case for Civilized Behavior in a Barbarous World
- Author
- Holdforth, Lucinda
- Publisher
- Putnam Adult
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- 0399155325
- ISBN 13
- 9780399155321
A lighthearted essay on the relevance of good manners in the modern world describes the author's own struggles with disparate value systems regarding etiquette, in an account that describes why the author believes manners to be a cornerstone of civilization and demonstrative of the world's forefront minds.
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About the Author
Lucinda Holdforth has been a researcher at ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) television, an official in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, a speechwriter to former deputy prime minister Kim Beazley, and a communications specialist for a management consulting firm.
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